Four LeT terrorists killed in J-K gun battles

Four Lashker-e-Toiba militants were killed in fierce gun battles with police and security forces in Rajouri and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir today, police officials said.

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PTI

Jammu

March 27, 2010

UPDATED: March 27, 2010 15:06 IST

Four Lashker-e-Taiba militants were killed in fierce gunbattles with police and security forces in Rajouri and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police officials said.

Acting on intelligence inputs that a group of militants are hiding in Baji Mahal forest in Dharamsal, about 146 kms from here, policemen led by Additional SP of Nowshera R K Bhat launched a cordon and search operation with the assistance of 60, 63 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and 8 Maha Regiment personnel early in the morning, they said.

The operation party was tracking the seven to eight militants who had infiltrated into this side and taken shelter in the area when the ultras fired on them and hurled grenades.

The troops fired back resulting in a fierce gunbattle in which two LeT militants were killed and two AK rifles and ammunition seized, they said adding, the operation was still on when the last reports came in from the area.

Another encounter took place between security forces and militants in Dool area of Kishtwar district on Saturday morning, the officials said.

In the encounter, two LeT militants identified as Nisar and Rehmatullah were killed, they said adding, one AK rifle, one pistol and ammunition and explosives were recovered from the site of the gun battle.

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